Independent advisors

Firms’ head counts show how they’re responding to a challenging time in which experts predict the number of advisors to fall in coming years.

The tax-focused IBD is betting on a switch to Fidelity and Envestnet while undergoing a cultural shift.

Planners ranging from sole practitioners to the largest OSJ enterprises welcomed the CEO’s comment that the firm's culture was not aligned with its strategy.

The OSJ spans dozens of advisors, and it marks at least the ninth major exit following a change in policies at the No. 1 IBD.

The partners opened their RIA under consultation with a firm founded by former HighTower executives last year.

The move by the multi-generational practice stemmed from LPL’s self-clearing capabilities, one of the advisors says.

The twin brothers launched Platinum Advisor Strategies well before many IBDs started rolling out promotional and coaching services for advisors.

Clients still scarred from the losses are better prepared for the next market nosedive, advisors say.

Mutual Securities has added five new affiliated practices this year to grow to 26 teams with more than $1.5 billion in AUM on its corporate RIA.

Retired former CEO Mike Sherzan ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2016, and he became chairman of the board prior to the deal.